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A Pattern of Violence

How the Law Classifies Crimes and What It Means for Justice

David Alan Sklansky

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$29.95 • £23.95 • €27.00

ISBN 9780674248908

Publication Date: 03/23/2021

336 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

6 illus.

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Introduction
1. Violence as a Legal Problem
2. Violent Crime and Violent Criminals
3. Police Violence
4. Rape and Domestic Assault
5. Violence and Youth
6. Prison Violence
7. Speech and Guns
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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